The fiddle handbook - Chris Haigh

The Fiddle Handbook is a treasure trove of information spanning the whole range of fiddle playing. It looks in detail at the most commonly played styles among today's fiddlers. From America
there's old time
bluegrass
Cajun
Western swing
country
blues
rock
klezmer
and jazz
while from the British Isles there's Irish
Scottish
and English. There is also a quick romp through Eastern Europe and beyond
from the spike fiddles of Africa and Asia to the Chinese Erhu
the fabulous Indian Sarangi
and the mysterious Norwegian Hardingfele. A wealth of musical examples
ornaments
bowing patterns
scales
modes
exercises and complete tunes
are faithfully reproduced on the accompanying CD
to give you a taste of each style. And finally
the book answers once and for all the hoary old question
What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
The answer
of course
is that fiddle players have more fun....